Chapter 258

Torrential rain, shattered rocks, thick mud, dense smoke.

These were the last images Evadne saw before her consciousness slipped away, almost in despair.

But with her last bit of strength, just before disaster struck, she pushed the climber to safety.

Even if there was only a sliver of hope, she wanted her to survive.

If she wasn’t prepared for the danger, she didn’t deserve to be in that outfit and show up in that place. She wasn’t afraid to die. As long as her death had meaning, her journey through this tumultuous world wouldn’t be in vain.

She wasn’t always this brave. Even the thought of death or the memory of her father and her stepmothers taking her for a vaccination would make her cry and cause a fuss. She was just a little girl with a flair for the dramatic.

But then at eleven, she met him here.

His bravery, his resilience, his eyes that guided her like a lighthouse in the deep sea, his willingness to live and die with her despite their fleeting encounter, deeply moved her soul.

She realized for the first time that a person could live this way, burning and blooming for themselves.

Even after she married him and even after he hurt her, she had to admit that.

Thaddeus changed her. He changed her life.

Time passed, stars shifted.

Everything happened so fast, like an avalanche!

Evadne had a long and surreal dream during her brief unconsciousness.

She dreamed of playing under her parents‘ knees, her brothers celebrating her birthday with her.

Cassius hoisted her atop a pile of gift boxes, Arnold sang a slightly off–key Happy Birthday, Bennett held the birthday cake as they blew out the candles together, and Elvis gave her the toy gun she had always wanted.

And Thaddeus.

She remembered fighting alongside him on the battlefield, their lives hanging in the balance.

She remembered the first time she saw him again at her grandfather’s side and how she couldn’t take her eyes off him.

her, forcing her to leave with

a piercing pain erupted from her

as if she had been drowning. Hot sweat and cold rain alternated, making her shiver uncontrollably. “I’m still alive?

she closed her eyes

for the dream about that bastard, if it wasn’t for the memory of the

as soon as she woke up, Evadne was nearly

somewhere by the mud, lying

not–so–thick branch, her body was half–buried in the mud, and

Bad luck,

on her teeth, “I can’t die. I absolutely can’t die! What would happen to Emeric if I die? What about my brothers?” Since God gave her a chance to live, it meant that

Crack!

above her head made a

dare to breathe, fearing that if she took

of the mud with her hands, then found

she jumped onto the rocks, the branch above her

it fell into the deep cliff and

trembling heart was about to jump

scared. She could only try her best

had fallen and

eyes, blurring her vision, and her hands were red from the cold, almost losing all

kept her climbing was her strong will and desire to

away early, and she was raised by her three stepmothers. When she was young, Aviana often accompanied her

was proving to be very

Evadne was about to reach the top of the mountain, a strong vibration came from below, followed by

to roll down, another landslide

I do so many good deeds, donate so much money and accumulate so much virtue every

under Evadne’s foot fell, and she was

“No! Help!”

her eyes wide in horror, a sense of

on the edge of the cliff, and what awaited her was a hopeless situation, a certain

corner of Evadne’s eye, and she closed her eyes

her wrist, pulling her back from the brink of death. Feeling her

she met Thaddeus‘ eyes, as bright as the stars, her heartbeat and breath seemed to pause

“Thaddeus?”

a

heart pounded uncontrollably

be scared!

her pale face. Fear, panic,

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